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:new:San Diego Comic Con & Dragon Art Jam


Hey guys! I'm heading to the airport in a couple of hours. Already dreading the long flight. Still in a panic packing up everything and making sure that I haven't forgotten anything - and I hate that sensation that even though I've gone through my checklist a hundred times, I still feel like I've forgotten something. Gah!!! :shakefist:

Been busy prepping things here at the studio and at school for my absence as well as for my trip so haven't had much time to work on this month's :iconmangaholix: art jam -which given the amount of time I'll be gone might not make it in time, but I guess we'll see how it goes. Here's a preview of the rough sketch I did of it - hopefully I'll still get to work on it when I get back. ^^;




Anyhow, I don't think I'll be able to really enjoy the convention since I'm going there purely on :iconmangaholix: business but it's no biggie since this'll be my third outing to SDCC anyways. Hope to post pics and stuff when I get back next week. Until then. :XD:

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:new:Robot Unicorn Attack

This game was introduced to me a few months ago by :iconfoodtrip:. Hahahaha. It's a total laugh trip with the music and everything - which I actually kinda like. :lmao: I recently watched The Last Unicorn again and it reminded me of this game. The Last Unicorn is an old animated feature that I used to watch when I was a kid - didn't fully appreciate its 'Anime' influences, or its all-star voice cast until I watched it again though. Anyhow, for those of you who have the time and brain power to waste, you can check the game out here. I make no promises that you won't regret it though. :rofl:

There's just something inherently manly about jumping through purple fields with rainbows shooting out of your butt and blasting through crystal stars to the tune of Erasure.


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San Diego Comic Con
Yup! I'll be able to attend this year's Comic Con at San Diego again after missing last year's due to schedule constraints at work and the H1N1 scare. I'll be busy marketing and promoting Groundbreakers :iconmangaholix: Studios while I'm there though I'll only be attending the first and last days of the convention - which leaves my schedule wide open on Friday and Saturday of that weekend. I'd love to be able to meet fellow artists while I'm over there so if anyone wants to meet up to trade war stories and what not, please let me know - though I imagine most of you will be at the convention itself on those days. ^^;

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Macross
I've loved the series ever since I watched the first Macross back when I was a kid. Been watching a whole bunch of the series again this past couple of weeks so I've set up a few polls for fellow Macross fans. Please vote for your favorite. :D

Who's your favorite Macross main (pilot) character?
Who's your favorite Macross supporting (pilot) character?
Who's your favorite Macross singer?
Which is your favorite Macross series/title?
Which is your favorite Valkyrie series model?

Anyhow, rediscovering my love for the series has led me to choose...

Sharon Apple
June Art Jam - Sharon Apple by Kougen
... for this month's :iconmangaholix: Art Jam. Hope you all like it. :XD:

Note: I have no idea how many times I've listened to Information High while working on this piece.

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Back To School
No, I'm not studying again, but I did just realize that I have yet to mentioned here in my journal that I'm now a part-time faculty at the School of Design and Arts of De La Salle University College of Saint Benilde - yeah it's a mouthful so we typically just call it CSB or SDA. :XD: Anyhow, I've been there for over a year now, teaching Comic Book Illustration and starting this term, 2D Animation Pre-Production. We're about 5 weeks into the new semester now and things are getting a little hectic at both work and school but I'm still looking forward to the new school year. Students at SDA beware! :XD:

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Anyways, that's all for now. Hope to be able to post more often from here on out - Hehehe... yeah, even I didn't believe that! ^^;

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:new:San Diego Comic Con
Yup! I'll be able to attend this year's Comic Con at San Diego again after missing last year's due to schedule constraints at work and the H1N1 scare. I'll be busy marketing and promoting Groundbreakers :iconmangaholix: Studios while I'm there though I'll only be attending the first and last days of the convention - which leaves my schedule wide open on Friday and Saturday of that weekend. I'd love to be able to meet fellow artists while I'm over there so if anyone wants to meet up to trade war stories and what not, please let me know - though I imagine most of you will be at the convention itself on those days. ^^;

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:new:Macross
I've loved the series ever since I watched the first Macross back when I was a kid. Been watching a whole bunch of the series again this past couple of weeks so I've set up a few polls for fellow Macross fans. Please vote for your favorite. :D

Who's your favorite Macross main (pilot) character?
Who's your favorite Macross supporting (pilot) character?
Who's your favorite Macross singer?
Which is your favorite Macross series/title?
Which is your favorite Valkyrie series model?

Anyhow, rediscovering my love for the series has led me to choose...

:new:Sharon Apple
June Art Jam - Sharon Apple by Kougen
... for this month's :iconmangaholix: Art Jam. Hope you all like it. :XD:

Note: I have no idea how many times I've listened to Information High while working on this piece.


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:new:Back To School
No, I'm not studying again, but I did just realize that I have yet to mentioned here in my journal that I'm now a part-time faculty at the School of Design and Arts of De La Salle University College of Saint Benilde - yeah it's a mouthful so we typically just call it CSB or SDA. :XD: Anyhow, I've been there for over a year now, teaching Comic Book Illustration and starting this term, 2D Animation Pre-Production. We're about 5 weeks into the new semester now and things are getting a little hectic at both work and school but I'm still looking forward to the new school year. Students at SDA beware! :XD:

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Copied from the :iconmangaholix: journal. ^^;

:new:BAKUGAN BATTLE BRAWLERS: THE EVO TOURNAMENT MANGA!!!


Great news for you Bakugan fans out there! One of the OEL (Original English Language) Mangas that we worked on for the greater part of last 2009 was none other than Cartoon Network's Bakugan Battle Brawlers published by Random House; written by Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir and illustrated by our very own Kriss 'eltinidordediyablo' Sison! :boogie:

Bakugan Battle Brawlers: The Evo Tournament Volume 1
Art by :iconmangaholix: | Pencils by :iconeltinidordediyablo: | Inks & Tones by :iconcomipa:
Art Assists by :iconjdelossantosart::iconishquid::iconkevintut::iconomniskriba::iconwickedalucard:
Art Direction by :iconkougen: | Cover Art by :iconeltinidordediyablo::iconartauxeo:


Get your copies now at any of the following stores:
Barnes & Noble | Borders | Amazon.com | Powells' Books | Indie Bound
Random House | Delrey Manga
SRP US$ 10.99


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:new::pointr:New Year's Resolutions & Goals
I don't usually make New Year's resolutions... at least not many that I actually intend to take seriously. But given that I'm entering my 31st year of mostly wasted existence on this green Earth (okay, maybe not so green anymore), I figure it's about time I actually took some aspects of my life more seriously... okay, even I couldn't swallow my own BS there but for what it's worth, here are my resolutions and goals for 2010. :XD:

Resolutions
  1. Eat healthier - Yeah, I keep making this one every year. Good luck to me on this one... seriously.
  2. Exercise more - Same deal. Would be easier if I had buddies to do this with. I'd love to go back to practicing some sort of martial art.
  3. Spend less and save more - Not so hard to do really but something I need to pay attention to.
  4. Be nicer to people - basically I need to be less sarcastic... other than having more patience and keeping my trap shut, I 'm not sure how else I'm going to pull this off. :lmao:
  5. Be more helpful at home - my family could do with me helping out more, especially with the economy the way it is.
  6. Maintain and improve the success of Mangaholix and Groundbreakers Studios. :boogie:
  7. Be punctual - 'nuff said.
  8. Go to church regularly - unfortunately, I haven't been the best Catholic this year.
  9. Improve time management - need to be able to find some proper balance between my work and social life.
  10. Draw more - need to improve myself more and learn new things, particularly coloring.
  11. Keep things tidy and orderly - both my room and workspace.
  12. Be more active in the local and online art communities.
  13. Sharpen my Mandarin and Japanese language skills.
  14. Improve my teaching curriculum and methods.
Goals
  1. Lose 100 lbs. the healthy way - this is gonna be one helluva tight rope act. :faint:
  2. Save half of my salary every month.
  3. Upload 2-4 complete illustrations every month.
  4. Complete at least 1 comic/manga title, even a short story.
  5. Try to hit 100k page views before the end of 2010.
  6. Get 3-4 new major projects/clients for the studio.
  7. Make Mangaholix and Groundbreakers Studios a recognized player in the international art industry - this one is an ongoing endeavor.
  8. Get back into my old fighting form from about 10 years ago - I figure I can probably get about 80% of it back though my friends tell me I'm not so old already that I can't get back 100% if not more. Well we'll see. It won't be easy that's for sure.
  9. Do work that'll get published.
  10. Assemble and learn to paint all the Gundam and Macross models I have. :XD:
  11. Depending on how many there actually are, I'd like to complete the character and production bible for the Hao Ran Universe.
  12. Learn to make a custom CSS for my DA journal.
Anyhow, that's all of them for now. I'll update this if any new ones pop up although methinks I've already got my plate for the year full up on this list as it is. This list is really more for my benefit, and for me to look back on occasionally to see if I'm on track so just ignore it for the most part. I doubt I'll be able to keep them all anyways, but I figure if I shoot for the stars I just might reach the moon instead... where I'll suffocate and die... or something to that effect. :rofl:

So with this last day and update of 2009, I'd like to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!!

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:pointr:Mushroomtale!!!
Please check out :iconmushroomtale:! She's an awesome artist! :D
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